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Ignite Innovation

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Ignite Innovation

At the District Level

Ms. Andrea Sheridan: Assistant Superintendent, Bergen County

Technical Schools

Dr. Lamont Repollet: Superintendent, Asbury Park

Dr. Matthew Murphy: Superintendent, Ramsey

Mr. Michael Davino: Superintendent, Springfield

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Mr. James Lerman: Moderator

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Virtual Reality in the

Bergen County Technical Schools

Ms. Andrea Sheridan, Assistant Superintendent

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It All Began in 2012...

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The Oculus Rift

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Around That Same Time...

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The Architects

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Two Ways We Are Using This Technology at BCTS

To Access Content

To Create Content

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How Are We Using VR to Access Content?

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Virtual Field Trips

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The Next Few Examples Require Higher End Systems

HTC Vive

Oculus Rift

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Anatomy - Going Inside the Human Body

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Cultural Exchanges

(Facebook Spaces)

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How Are We Creating Content?

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Tilt Brush

(Commercial Art and Fashion Design)

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360° Video Production

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3D Modeling of VR Spaces

(Ellis Island)

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BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING��

PANELIST

DR. LAMONT REPOLLET – SUPERINTENDENT

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PORTRAIT OF� “AT-RISK” DISTRICT�2014

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  • Highest Per-Pupil Expenditure in the State - $33,000
  • Lowest Graduation Rate in the State – 49%
  • Over 95% Students Receive Free/Reduced Lunch
  • Perpetual Low Student Achievement
  • 75% Students Reading Below Grade-Level
  • Lowest Board Governance Rating in State
  • 5 Superintendents in 7 years
  • 6 Directors of Curriculum & Instruction in 7 years
  • Poor Internal Controls – Constant Audits and Corrective Action Plans

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Cultural Mind Shift

Change Attitudes & Beliefs

  • Vision & Mission Statement
  • Innovative Programming
  • Instructional Development
  • Organizational Development

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Change Perceptions

  • Branding
  • Marketing
  • Blended Learning
  • Digital Leadership

Leadership as the Driver for Change

“No problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. We need to see the world anew.” - Albert Einstein

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Innovation is defined simply as a "new idea, device, or method.” Innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs.

What is Building a Brighter Future?

Building a Brighter Future is about Hope and Opportunity for Students.

It’s giving students the necessary tools they need to be College and Career Ready.

What is innovative Programming?

Innovative programs systemically designed to meet new academic standards, meeting the needs of our students socially, emotionally, and economically.

What is Building a Brighter Future Through Innovative Programming?

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Action Steps to Build a Culture of Innovative Programming

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  1. Establish a clear vision and mission statement
  2. Promote a culture of high expectations that fosters the development of growth mindsets

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  • Create a branding/marketing campaign to effec- tively promote innovative programming.

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WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE?

#GET2HOW

HAVING THE WHY BUT NOT GETTING TO THE HOW

DR. MATTHEW MURPHY, SUPERINTENDENT

@DRMATTHEWMURPHY

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STARTED WITH THE WHY

#GET2HOW

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THE WHAT:

DISTRICT GOALS

  1. Develop a Profile of a Graduate
  2. Teach for Understanding
  3. Achieve Excellence through Equity
  4. Enhance the Student Experience

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DEVELOP A PROFILE OF A GRADUATE

This is the next version of “A Ramsey Student Will.” It will be an infographic that outlines a set of desired student outcomes (competencies, mindsets, skills) that are easily understood by ALL stakeholders. It will also include more details of what these outcomes look like and how to teach toward them.  This will lead toward a systematic way for us to measure these competencies at various levels of sophistication.

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Ramsey Public Schools - 21st Century Learning Initiative

A Ramsey Student Will...

  1. Have a strong background in essential content knowledge. Be thoughtful about and productive with content.

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2. Be able to think critically: ask good questions, process and analyze information, use

logic and evidence, make connections, and reflect.

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3. Be able to solve complex, subject-based and interdisciplinary, open-ended problems.

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4. Be able to conduct research, manage information, analyze and validate information

draw conclusions and produce an argument based on analytical reasoning and

evidence

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5. Be able to use information and communication technology (ICT) and other digital

media and applications to support learning.

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Ramsey Public Schools - 21st Century Learning Initiative

A Ramsey Student Will...

6. Be creative and innovative, generate new ideas, see new relationships, develop

original products and processes, identify trends and forecast possibilities.

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7. Be able to communicate and collaborate effectively.

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8. Be an independent, self-directed learner who can adapt to change and take action

based on intrinsic motivation.

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9. Demonstrate global competency - the knowledge and skills to succeed in a global

environment.

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5. Exhibit character and demonstrate social responsibility and active citizenship.

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TEACH FOR UNDERSTANDING

“We believe that schools should “develop and deepen students’ understanding of important ideas and processes in the disciplines, equipping them to transfer their learning in meaningful and effective ways, and cultivating lifelong habits of mind (Wiggins & McTighe).”

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  • Understanding by Design (Ubd)
  • Student-centered Instruction
  • Technology Integration�

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MAKE SURE YOU GET TO THE HOW

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THE HOW: THE ROLE OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, & ASSESSMENT

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DESIGN THINKING

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Presenting innovative solutions to Crisis Text Line CEO Nancy Lublin at t the corporate headquarters in NYC.

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Student innovation team generates possible breakthrough ideas as part of the Crisis Text Line design challenge.

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START WITH WHY,

BUT MAKE SURE YOU GET TO HOW

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Springfield Public Schools

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SSEP allows for integration of NGSS and STEM core philosophies

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SSEP gave us a framework for change

  • We are Going to Space!
  • Financial Commitment
  • How does one program affect an entire district?

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Students Conduct Research

1:1 laptop program allows for all students to conduct research at anytime.

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Student Spaceflight Experiment Program

  • SSEP allows students to design an authentic, real world experiment to test the effects of microgravity on a small system

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  • Experiments must fit inside a small, polyurethane mixing enclosure

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SSEP allows for integration of STEM Skills and concepts

Interdisciplinary skills such as...

  • Proposal Writing
  • Patch Competition
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Research
  • Technical reading
  • Communication with professionals

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SSEP Process

  • All students, grades 5-12, participate in the design process
  • The emphasis is all students will focus on designing an idea rather than who has the best looking experiment
  • All student teams submit written proposals

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Community Involvement

  • Students submit proposals to their science teachers, who put them through a vetting process
  • Proposals that make it past the teacher’s vetting process get sent to a community based review board, which is made up of scientists and engineers from the community, as well as STEM teachers
  • Three proposals are sent to the NCESSE for a secondary review board
  • One of those proposals is selected to fly to the ISS if it meets the NCESSE’s criteria

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A winner is chosen!

But this is just the beginning for these students...

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The Launch

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Moving from STEM to STEAM

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District Patch Winners

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Celebrating Student Curiosity

SSEP Expo

BOE Presentation to winning experiment group

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Power of Technology to Create a STEAM Culture

· Michael Davino - Springfield Public School Superintendent

· mdavino@springfieldschools.com

· Tim Kielty - Principal Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School

· tkielty@springfieldschools.com

· Greg Salmon - Springfield Public Schools Supervisor of STEM

· gsalmon@springfieldschools.com

· Ron Slate - Springfield Public Schools Supervisor of Fine and Performing Arts and Assistant Principal of Jonathan Dayton High School

· rslate@springfieldschools.com

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